History of medicine in Western Australia, 1829-1870
By: by Frank Hansford-Miller
Publisher: Abcado Publishers
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Willeton, W.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Medicine; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. A new theory to explain the settlement of Western Australia in 1829; title: climate and health; title: pt. 2. Aboriginal and English medicine in Swan River Colony in 1829; title: bk. 3. The grim reality of life for the early English settlers of Western Australia 1829-1850; title: v. 4. Western Australian medicine in early colonial days as revealed by 'the blue books'; title: bk. 5. Quarantine in early colonial Western Australia including the extraordinary case histories of the "Anna Robertson" and the "Will Watch"; title: v. 6. Alcoholism in early colonial Western Australia; title: v. 7. Medicine and medical equipment in early colonial Western Australia; title: v. 8. Disease in early colonial Western Australia; title: v. 9. Medical treatment in early colonial Western Australia; title: v. 10. Women's medical problems in early colonial Western Australia; title: v. 11. Hospital services in early colonial Western Australia; title: [v.] 12. Aborigines' problems in Australia.